The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1887-03-05
buns hev buttons O. gold-gay fox
like 'nuff-about thirty years old?"

buns hev buttons O. gold-gay fox
like nuff--about thirty years oldP"
mot l." I say solemnly; ''what
came for was to ask yoa TWO men here
the cause of this war; heard that a
life was in jeopardy-shame! Let cow
ards, not brave men, sirs, play al that
game"
never can tell why these men show
such fe2T Of my own Insignificant pres
ence. hear low murmurs of "all
right" "In be -" mo Stree
catch me a-pullin' a trigger at he"
"Shill l 90 bust my brains out agin
that there stun, or what ShiU l do for
repentance" asks one. Says the other:
"Jist order me suthin' to do"
Thank you, my friends; l am salts
fed. Who was the stranger you spoke
OPP
Cant say for sartin'," answers an
old man by name "Nosey Martin. "
"Ter jedge by his looks he were sum-
mat a swell-but l fash me if Dandy
Sleeve were Jest as well as his mother'd
wish him! He KEN to the town and
stopped at the crick, lookin' squarely
and roun'. Then, said he, wipin' his
head with his hans, 'fust rate-nuggets
yer findin' in this yer bit O. LAMP"
"Jest middlin',' | answered. Then
waitin' a space, an seem a wonder
some look on his face, l perceeded ter
tell him who lived hereabouts. I'd
jest named yOu, Queen, when them
thar blarsted shouts O. 'Hatchet-faced
joe put an end to our CAB. We bark
ened bit to the furse. With the blab
of parson at full blast Dandy-Sleeve
spoke as cOnsiderin' SIGH murder a
number one joke for men to be playin'
atr'
"He stopped you thenP"
Don't ask me, Queen Antoinette,
tackle them men! He lecktered Sc
verely, and while we was skeered at his
elokence, like enough, Dandy Sleeve
clearedrn
"He's gone thenP" I answer. Good
night, friends, good-night!' and up
through the darkening cleaning take
flight and reassure auntie.
Well, Nora, next day a nugget was
found by "Sir Boston Bluejay." Ex-
element took hold Of these pupils of
mine and books were at discount. The
nugget was fine and larger than any
they'd found at that place. SO the
diggings took holiday-scattered apace
or clustered together to talk of their
prize.
Again the red sun sank away in the
skies of crimson and gold over there in
the west. l sat down to dream out the
dream l loved best-of course, twas of
Charlie. Was he in Rome? Or had he
come back to his 'Toinnette's old home
and found her awayP What use were
these dreamsP you'll ask me, my Nora.
Wild will-o'-wisp CLEANS of hope for
the future, with Charles dear arm
supporting me ever There came
an alarm from the forests deep heart
"a voice on the air cried:
"Clear the way, miners! Take ouI
Queen, there, and her aunt from the
cabin! Lead them up high-far up the
Sierras-the fever is nigh! I'm bring.
ing stranger-a man near his death
with the demon of typhus" Deacon
Ben's breath gave up after this, and hC
stood far apart from the miners, whose
children and wives from the start of hi
cry had huddled in terror.
My aunt went straight to the "Dea
CON-" beginning to rant in her usua
fashion, and, spite of their fears
brought him into our cabin. Tht
strangers hot tears baptized our hand
lovingly.
All, we'll day! The romance end
itself in the usual way! Invent straigh
to Auntie-she frowned, then sh
slniled-'I knew you, young scape
grace-my own darling child! 'Sh
he's sleeping! Come closer; there now
'Toinette, look well at him, darling!'
I'll never forget till the day of m
death how l leaned FER the face on tn
hot, tumbled pillow and noted tn
} graces of his exquisite features, CON
pairing the lines of his brow-fevel
: flushed-with those of the me
of the mines, with their plebeia
) features. Deacon Ben came to 'ir
quire for the stranger" giving hi
, name as''young Dandy-Sleeve, who he
settled the fray the previous evenin'.
found him away down thar in tn
gulches a-talkin' so queer that, Queer
l jest went up purpose to hear-wha
, kissin' my hand, are ye-old Ben nau
5 blubber-I ain't-sure-I amt nothil
but an ole lubber-goo-good-bye!
( and he left us.
, The heart that thought away off
1 Naples-uncared for, unsought-cam
= back with a bound, and / gave it ava
S to the unconscious sleeper! Twas III
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